Sleep Team Assemblies
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Sleep Team Assemblies are online communities for AASM members to network with, and learn from, colleagues with similar professional backgrounds. Members can participate in discussions and help develop targeted, professional education content for the AASM.
Sleep Team Assembly Mandate
The AASM Sleep Team Assemblies provide sleep team partners an environment in which they can learn from and network with individuals from a similar professional background. Each Assembly will be responsible for developing content for its constituents.
Sleep Team Assemblies
The AASM Sleep Team Assemblies provide sleep team partners an environment in which they can learn from and network with individuals from a similar professional background.
Goals 2026 – 2027 Assembly Co-Chair(s)
- Establish and foster a responsive community on the Engage platform.
- Provide input on the planning of an annual networking event during the SLEEP meeting.
- Share ideas and strategies to increase membership engagement in the assemblies.
2026 – 2027 Sleep Team Assemblies
Advanced Practice Provider Assembly
Co-Chairs: Kassandra Olgers, PA-C
Mitchelle Schroader, FNP-BC, DNP
Dental Assembly
Co-Chairs: Aaron Glick, DDS
Sue Ellen Richardson, DDS, D. ABDSM
Early Career Physician Assembly
Co-Chairs: David Eapen, MD
Yasaman Safarpour, MD
International Assembly and Ambassadors
Co-Chairs: Pei-Lin Lee, MD, PhD, FAASM
Claudio C. Cardenas, MD, FAASM
| Ambassador | Region |
|---|---|
| Sanjay Adlakha, MD, FRCP | England (Europe/Western Europe) |
| Nasreen Akhtar, MD, PhD | India (Asia/Southeastern Asia) |
| Sameh Farag, MBChB | Kenya (Africa/Eastern Africa) |
| Ajay Kevat, MBBS, MPH, MMed | Australia (Oceanic) |
| Morenikeji Komolafe, MBBS, MD, FWACP | Nigeria (Africa/Western Africa) |
| Yuenan Ni, PhD | China (Asia/Eastern Asia) |
| Maya Ramagopal, MD | US and/or Canada (Northern America) |
| Alain Riveros-Rivera, MD, PhD | Colombia (Latín America/Central & South America) |
| Yuzhu Tang, MD | China (Asia/Eastern Asia) |
| Athiwat Tripipitsiriwat, MD RPSGT | Thailand (Asia/Eastern Asia) |
| Aliscia Vieira | Brazil (Latín America/Central & South America) |
Pediatric Assembly
Co-Chairs:Bobbi J. Hopkins, MD
Melanie Stearns, Ph.D.
Sleep Psychologist Assembly
Co-Chairs: Spencer Dawson, PhD
Monica Kelly, PhD
Sleep Technologist/Respiratory Therapist Assembly
Co-Chairs: Natalie B. Lunsford, MBA, RPSGT, CCSH
Dottie Covey-Elleby, BS, RPSGT
How it Works
- Log in to your AASM account at engage.aasm.org
- Make sure your professional designation is up-to-date, since each member is automatically added to one of our available assemblies based on information from your member account
- Select “My Communities” from the left-side menu bar of your member account
- Once in the community, click on “Communities” in the main navigation and then select “My Communities” to locate your assembly group(s)
- Start participating in conversations or connecting with other members
Not an active AASM member, but looking to participate? Learn more about how you can benefit from AASM membership or join/renew your membership today.
FAQs
What are the rules of participation in the Sleep Team Assemblies?
Participants must adhere to the Terms & Conditions at all times.
I’ve been placed in the wrong assembly – what should I do?
If you have been placed in the wrong Sleep Team Assembly, please contact the AASM membership department at membership@aasm.org or (630) 737-9710.
How do I navigate the online community?
Check out the Community Guide page for a quick start guide to the AASM Online Community, as well as several brief tutorials or visit the “My Communities” Help/FAQs page.
If you have any questions, contact engage@aasm.org.